Hollyoaks star Haiesha Mistry has revealed that cast members on the Channel 4 soap had been sent home after illness broke out on set.
The actress, 28, who plays Yasmine Maalik, returned to the Liverpool set on Tuesday following the Christmas break but was filming was soon cancelled ‘cos of sickness’.
Haiesha took a glamour selfie of herself shortly after getting her make-up and hair done for filming. However, she was told that she needed to return home.
Filming cancelled: Hollyoaks star Haiesha Mistry has revealed that cast members on the Channel 4 soap had been sent home after illness broke out on set
She wrote: “First Day Back Filming This Morning with a 7 :25am Make Up Call.
Hair and make-up done for the sake of sending home sick people. I am not sick, but it is important to be safe.
She then referred to her glamorous look and said: “U know when it’s a good makeup day.
MailOnline has reached out to Hollyoaks personnel for clarification.
Paused: The actress, 28, who plays Yasmine Maalik, returned to the Liverpool set on Tuesday following the Christmas break but was filming was soon cancelled ‘cos of sickness’
Hollyoaks was among many television shows that had to stop production because of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2013.
Denise Welch was eliminated from Trish Minniver’s set on November 11th after she tested positive for Covid.
She shared the information on Twitter and wrote, “Just had covid. Nothing like the bronchitis I had recently which was most ill I’ve ever been. Lost taste & smell with both. 10 days ago at work.
‘Was removed from set & they had me tested. LF & PCR taken at same time. PCR was positive while LF returned negative results. It’s amazing.
Halted: In March last year, Hollyoaks joined the other soap and many TV shows in shutting down production due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Test result: In November, Denise Welch, who played Trish Minniver, was removed from set after testing positive for Covid
Elle continued by saying, “By the way, I’m still not negating Covid’s danger in certain people. Just recently, my father died of pneumonia. It’s all horrible. However, the tests are absurd. All of this proves to me how useless covid passports really are.
It comes after Hollyoaks looked set to kick 2022 off with a literal bang as a huge explosion rips though the village in shock scenes seen in a brand new trailer.
And amid the terror and destruction following a huge inferno at Salon de Thé, young Bobby Costello is seen telling a devastating lie as he leaves his trapped step-father Sylver McQueen for dead.
Toby Faroe’s past is now caught up with him. He looks ready to confess to Lisa Loveday’s murder to his mum Martine, and Cleo.
Trouble ahead: Hollyoaks is set to kick 2022 off with a literal bang as a huge explosion rips though the village in shock scenes seen in a brand new trailer
The nail-biting clip teasing the hour-long special next week shows several characters’ lives in danger as fire engulfs the salon during Marnie Nightingale’s Dee Valley hospital fundraiser.
Slyver is the only survivor. He returns to his village to try to rescue his family.
After being trapped under the rubble, he begs Bobby for help.
Wow: Amid the terror and destruction following a huge inferno at Salon de Thé, young Bobby Costello is seen telling a devastating lie as he leaves his trapped step-father Sylver McQueen for dead
Killer confession? Toby Faroe’s history is catching up to him, as he appears set to confess Lisa Loveday’s murder of mum Martine and Cleo
However, Sylver was left trapped in a coma and faced imminent death after Bobby met Mercedes his worried mom.
Bobby can be seen looking sinisterly in the trailer later. Has he taken from his evil grandfather Silas Blissett, who was killed by Bobby?
Toby, who appears to have escaped with Lisa Loveday’s murder, is enjoying the moment, celebrating passing his psych exam and becoming his grandfather’s organ donor.
Inferno: The nail-biting clip teasing the hour-long special next week shows several characters’ lives in danger as fire engulfs the salon during Marnie Nightingale’s Dee Valley hospital fundraiser
Rescue me! Slyver is caught in rubble and pleads to Bobby for help.
Deadly lie: But after reuniting with worried mum Mercedes who asks if he’s seen Sylver, Bobby lies and says he hasn’t seen him – leaving Sylver trapped and facing imminent death
But his life looks set to unravel when undercover officer Saul Reeves figures out that Toby bumped off Lisa and confronts him about his crimes, telling Tobey he doesn’t ‘deserve’ the happiness he now has.
Toby is later seen preparing to tell the shocking truth to Cleo McQueen and Martine Westwood just as the explosion goes off – but will he survive to reveal his terrible killer secret?
Hollyoaks is broadcast every Wednesday at 6:30pm on Channel 4, and the first episodes are available at 7pm E4 and at 6:30pm Channel 4.
Uh oh: Later in the trailer, Bobby is seen smiling sinisterly – has he inherited his killer grandfather Silas Blissett’s evil ways?